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- [dok-see]
- /ˈdɒk si/
- /ˈdɑːk.si/
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- [dok-see]
- /ˈdɒk si/
Definitions of doxy word
- noun plural doxy opinion; doctrine. 1
- noun plural doxy religious views. 1
- noun plural doxy an immoral woman; prostitute. 1
- noun plural doxy Archaic. a mistress. 1
- noun doxy A lover or mistress. 1
- noun doxy opinion or doctrine, esp concerning religious matters 0
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Origin of doxy
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; extracted from heterodoxy, orthodoxy
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Parts of speech for Doxy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doxy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
doxy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doxy
noun doxy
- floozy — a gaudily dressed, usually immoral woman, especially a prostitute.
- babe — Some people use babe as an affectionate way of addressing someone they love.
- doll — a female given name, form of Dorothy.
- miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- honey — a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
Antonyms for doxy
noun doxy
- man — Unix manual page
- disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- distrust — to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
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